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B2B Payments
In Brexit’s Wake, Monitoring Travel FX
August 09, 2016

With the pound pressured against other currencies, not only are holidaygoers finding it imperative to map FX rates and see where money goes in bookings but so are corporates. FairFX CEO Ian Strafford-Taylor told PYMNTS how exchange rates and currency rates can make a difference...

Mobile Payments
Canadian Vending Machines To Accept Mobile Payments, Including Apple Pay
August 09, 2016

Vending machines in Canada are getting high-tech, and they have Apple Pay and PayRange to thank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

B2B Payments
Giving In To Corporates’ Paper Check Demands
August 09, 2016

Last week, payroll and accounting software company Patriot Software announced that it would now be letting its clients, often accountants, print their own checks when running payroll for other businesses, instead of depending on pre-printed checks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Finexio Nabs Funding To Fight Paper In Virtual B2B Payments
August 09, 2016

According to B2B payments startup Finexio, about half of B2B payments in the U.S. are conducted via paper check due to high fees associated with other payment rails, as well as friction associated in the onboarding process of ACH and card networks. Get the Full...

Security & Fraud
The Blurred Lines Of Digital Identity Authentication
August 09, 2016

As technologies advance and digital endpoints increase, the job of authenticating that people are who they say they are gets tougher. Sunil Madhu, CEO of Socure, joined Karen Webster for a discussion on what the digital identity landscape really looks like today and how that...

B2B Payments
CFOs Take Sudden Turn In Optimism
August 09, 2016

All of a sudden, chief financial officers in North America are looking towards a bright future. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Indian Telecom Links Financial Inclusion To A Cashless Economy
August 09, 2016

Mobile phone adoption in India is increasing faster than in any other country. According to Counterpoint Research, India has surpassed the U.S. market and is the second largest smartphone market with over 220 million users. And, as of the end of April, almost 45 percent...

B2B Payments
SME Bank Switching Effort May Backfire, Says Critic
August 09, 2016

Plans by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to boost banking competition by facilitating bank switching for small and medium-sized enterprises could backfire, according to one critic of the initiative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Too Many Moving Parts In Accounts Payable, Warns Tipalti
August 09, 2016

A new report by supplier payments automation firm Tipalti says accounts payable executives are spending too much time paying their suppliers or getting their supplier onboarded onto a system to get paid in the first place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...